Tamir's observation that religious death rituals (Tibetan bardo prayers, Jewish psalms, Irish wakes) have no analog in secular culture beyond the funeral, a gap Mia's gatherings try to fill.
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- Secular culture lacks death rituals
Religions give mourners structured practices (bardo prayers, psalms for seven days, wakes), while secular culture has only the funeral and worries about wills and costs.